Iron Chef is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1993, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended on September 24, 1999, although occasional specials were produced until 2002. The series aired 309 episodes. Repeats are regularly aired on the Cooking Channel in the United States and on Special Broadcasting Service in Australia. Fuji TV will air a new version of the show, titled Iron Chef, beginning in October 26, 2012.

Created by

Fuji Creative Corporation, Keiichi Tanaka

Genres

Reality

Status

Ended

First aired

October 10, 1993

Last aired

October 8, 1999

Seasons

7

Episodes

299

Episode length

30m

Language

English

Countries

Japan

Networks

Food Network